risk factors
Study Captures Risk for Opioid Death Via Maryland Databases
About one-third of overdose decedents had histories of prescribed opioids and nearly half had hospital records, ...
AUGUST 9, 2019
Spinal Cord Stimulation Study Shows High Rate Of Infection
An analysis of two U.S. payor databases has found a 3.11% infection rate for spinal cord stimulation implants, with ...
APRIL 13, 2017
Peri-op Anemia Is Risk for Post-op Acute Kidney Injury
Anemia either before or after surgery is associated with an incremental risk for postoperative acute kidney injury, ...
MARCH 21, 2017
NSAID Use During Acute Respiratory Infections May Increase Heart Attack Risk
Researchers investigated whether an acute respiratory infection and NSAID use—two potential cardiac risk ...
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Patients With Migraine With Aura at Elevated Risk For Venous Thromboembolism
Patients with migraine with aura were more than twice as likely to develop venous thromboembolism compared with ...
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Post-op Surgical Infection Risk Not Associated With Number of OR Personnel
Surgical site infections are a significant source of patient morbidity and medical costs; prior studies have ...
AUGUST 4, 2016
Four Predictors of Postoperative Pain in the PACU
There are four factors that clinicians can use to predict a patient’s risk for experiencing severe ...
JANUARY 20, 2016
